{"product_id":"malcolm-kid-and-the-perfect-song-paperback","title":"Malcolm Kid and the Perfect Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAustin Paramore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Bollinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eMarika Cresta\u003c\/b\u003e (Inked or Colored by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebut writer Austin Paramore and artist Sarah Bollinger (\u003ci\u003eGirls Have a Blog\u003c\/i\u003e) strike a chord in this humorous and heartfelt story about love, loss, legacy, and the music that ties them all together. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does the perfect song sound like? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Normally, Malcolm Kid wouldn't give this type of question the time of day. As a straight B-student with a heart of copper, he is far more concerned with overcoming mediocrity than he is with achieving perfection. But that all changes when he stumbles across the LK-2000--a strange keyboard cursed with the soul of an old jazz musician. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Malcolm soon learns that the only way to free this musician's soul is by performing the \u003ci\u003eperfect\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003esong. \u003c\/i\u003eWith much hesitation, and the help of his lifelong friend January Young, Malcolm embarks on a musical journey across the city of New Bronzeville in the hopes of discovering the perfect song and finding himself as a musician along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustin Paramore is an award-winning copywriter, poet, and author best known for writing the commercial that interrupted that one episode of the show you're really into. A south side Chicago native, he grew up lugging around a cheap, student-model alto saxophone, roughly the same size as his adolescent frame. Little did he know, falling in love with the sounds and stories of jazz would one day inspire the creation of his debut graphic novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more information about Austin and his creative works, visit \u003ci\u003eaustinparamore.com\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Bollinger is a comic artist and illustrator who moves too much to say where she currently resides with any confidence. She started making comics during her time as a student at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit, co-creating the self-published fantasy comic, \u003ci\u003eKnight \u0026amp; Beard\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Webtoon featured slice-of-life series, \u003ci\u003eGirls Have A Blog\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to writing and drawing, Sarah spends her time questing for new coffee flavors, endlessly coming up with new material for that stand-up comedy routine she's been working on since 7th grade, and taking countless photographs of her three-year-old child, Natalia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHassan is a British-Algerian letterer who has worked on comics like \u003ci\u003eQuantum \u0026amp; Woody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Sonja\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Knife, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. He's also the editor of the Eisner-winning \u003ci\u003ePanelxPanel\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and the voice behind \u003ci\u003eStrip Panel Naked\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.97 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400846196914,"sku":"9781637152232","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3ae3328444277307c025682a066d99bf.webp?v=1778088479","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/malcolm-kid-and-the-perfect-song-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}